If you’re eyeing a new iPad Pro, MacBook Air or Mac Mini for 2018, it’s time to smash open your piggy bank. Apple’s new tablet, laptop and desktop computer may seem competitively priced at first, but level up to the top storage capacities and you’re looking at a steep climb in what you’ll pay for …
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Pokemon Go’s latest addition lets you rack up rewards without keeping the app open. The Adventure Sync feature allows you to link the game to Apple HealthKit or Google Fit to accumulate movement bonuses even if the mobile app is off or you’re not using the Plus accessory. So, you’ll be able to earn candy and hatch eggs even on the …
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Apple may be grappling with a case of iPhone fatigue — but it’s still getting people to shell out more money for the phones they do buy. The Cupertino, California, company on Thursday said it didn’t sell as many iPhones as analysts expected, and it projected lackluster revenue results for the December quarter. Apple also said it would no longer …
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Snapchat is taking more steps to mobilize voters. The popular app is adding features to remind users to vote, help them find the nearest polling place and let people watch election results live. Ahead of Election Day, Snapchat will have a filter that counts down the days left to vote that you can send to family and friends. Snap Map …
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Samsung’s voice assistant is reportedly about to learn new tricks. The mobile giant plans to open its Bixby voice assistant to third-party developers in an effort to compete with Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant, according to The Wall Street Journal. At an event in San Francisco next week, Samsung will reportedly detail how developers can create “capsules,” which …
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Apple’s iPhone XS ($899 at Amazon), XS Max ($427 at eBay) and iPhone XR have a new feature built into their cameras that gives you more control over photos captured in portrait mode. Instead of having to live with the amount of background blur, also referred to as bokeh, captured in each photo, the most recent crop of iPhones now let you …
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The days of Apple’s higher prices are here to stay. And it may be our fault. When Apple launched its iPhone X a year ago, some wondered if the $999 price tag would scare away consumers. Instead, the iPhone X became the best-selling device from the time it hit stores through the end of the June quarter, even though it …
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The worldwide smartphone slump is officially a year old. Global shipments of smartphones tumbled to 360 million units in the third quarter, an 8 percent annual decline, market researcher Strategy Analytics said Thursday. The results mark the fourth-straight quarter that smartphone shipments have declined. The smartphone market “is effectively in a recession,” Linda Sui, director at Strategy Analytics, said in …
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Sonos has announced that Google Assistant won’t be joining Amazon‘s Alexa on its Sonos One and Beam speakers until 2019. Sonos’ smart speakers currently support Alexa and the support for multiple voice assistants, including Google’s, was one of the main selling points of the Sonos One at its 2017 launch. “While we originally planned to have the experience ready to …
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In an about-face, Netflix said it would put three Oscar-bait films in cinemas for an exclusive period. For years, the company has insisted that its movies stream online the same day they screen in theaters, but that’s now changing. Roma, a black-and-white drama by Alfonso Cuarón that’s being hailed at film festivals as a masterpiece, will have the longest period …
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